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Great body/lens pairs

Started Jun 15, 2017 | Discussions thread
OP Timothy Hood New Member • Posts: 17
Re: Great body/lens pairs

txsizzler wrote:

So, I'm curious what owners of similar bodies consider great lens pairings. I currently have the Canon 10-18mm which seems like a great match for the T4i and has yielded great results for me. I also have the two infamous kit lenses, 18-55mm IS II (the silent AF) and the 55-250mm IS II. These are decent, but I have found the aperture to be most limiting, so I am considering the Sigma 17-50mm 2.8 as an upgrade for the 18-55mm.

Yes, the 17-55 would be a tremendous upgrade from the kit. Also recommend the Canon 10-18 (or even better, the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8), and perhaps the Canon 85mm f/1.8 (since you already have the 50mm prime).

I will check out the Tokina as a possible future upgrade to the 10-18. I will admit I had (possibly outdated) views that Tokina was second-rate (going way back to my 35mm days), so I haven't really given their products any consideration previously.

I thought I would be using the 50 more for portraits, but that hasn't happened.

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